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Gawdawful · 08-17-2003, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by LadyShea
5 of 6 wisdom teeth

What? I thought there were only four wisdom teeth.

Warren in Oklahoma, missing all four

Viti · 08-17-2003, 10:13 AM

Evolution my friend

! Or something.

Some people have 0 wisdom teeth, some have 2, most have 4 and some, like me, have 6. Most people with 6 also have pointy canines for some reason.

Beetle · 08-17-2003, 10:43 AM

It seems I'm just missing the usual stuff - hair (from my head) and tonsils. Never got any wisdom teeth to remove. Oddly, at age 34 I still have a primary/"baby" tooth hanging on.

LadyShea - ever thought of sending some repo men after your missing kidney?

Viti · 08-17-2003, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Beetle
It seems I'm just missing the usual stuff - hair (from my head) and tonsils. Never got any wisdom teeth to remove. Oddly, at age 34 I still have a primary/"baby" tooth hanging on.

LadyShea - ever thought of sending some repo men after your missing kidney?

LOL, haven't needed to yet, but I told the guy I would if he didn't take good care of it and use it to enjoy life more. So far he has kept his end of the bargain.

Loren Pechtel · 08-17-2003, 11:08 AM

Tonsils and a little bit from the side of both big toenails (to stop repeated ingrowing.)

mikester · 08-17-2003, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by Loren Pechtel
...and a little bit from the side of both big toenails (to stop repeated ingrowing.)

i had both my toenails on my big toes removed for that reason (bah)...

foreskin (

), a chunk of my thumb.

Mediancat · 08-17-2003, 01:20 PM

Adenoids, tonsils, wisdom teeth, three other teeth. (None show, thank goodness.)

Rob aka Mediancat

Demosthenes · 08-17-2003, 01:45 PM

I had my appendix removed last June. Missed a whole week of work that I was never able to make up. All four of my wisdom teeth were removed almost four years ago.

That's pretty much it.

What about having objects permanently inserted into your body?

I have a cochlear implant in my right ear, the surgery was rather unpleasant for me. Took weeks for my sense of balance to return fully. It was an experience I'm not too keen to repeat.

Loren Pechtel · 08-17-2003, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by Loren Pechtel
Tonsils and a little bit from the side of both big toenails (to stop repeated ingrowing.)

Forgot--wisdom teeth, also.

Blake · 08-17-2003, 03:36 PM

Aside from the foreskin removal (which as far as I know was simply done by default, rather than for religious reasons), I had my gall bladder removed last year. Had three stones in it, each nearly golf-ball sized. Painful. Yes. During my major attack, I sincerely yearned to muster the strength to raise myself off the floor & shuffle to the kitchen to carve out the pain. I had to repeatedly convince myself that actually, this would not be a Good Idea.

Kept those teeth & tonsils, though!

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08-17-2003, 10:13 AM	#12
Viti Contributor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Down South Posts: 12,879	Evolution my friend ! Or something. Some people have 0 wisdom teeth, some have 2, most have 4 and some, like me, have 6. Most people with 6 also have pointy canines for some reason.

08-17-2003, 10:43 AM	#13
Beetle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts State Home for the Bewildered Posts: 961	It seems I'm just missing the usual stuff - hair (from my head) and tonsils. Never got any wisdom teeth to remove. Oddly, at age 34 I still have a primary/"baby" tooth hanging on. LadyShea - ever thought of sending some repo men after your missing kidney?

08-17-2003, 11:08 AM	#15
Loren Pechtel Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Not Mayaned Posts: 96,752	Tonsils and a little bit from the side of both big toenails (to stop repeated ingrowing.)

08-17-2003, 01:20 PM	#17
Mediancat Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Baltimore County, MD Posts: 19,644	Adenoids, tonsils, wisdom teeth, three other teeth. (None show, thank goodness.) Rob aka Mediancat

08-17-2003, 01:45 PM	#18
Demosthenes Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a speck of dirt Posts: 2,510	I had my appendix removed last June. Missed a whole week of work that I was never able to make up. All four of my wisdom teeth were removed almost four years ago. That's pretty much it. What about having objects permanently inserted into your body? I have a cochlear implant in my right ear, the surgery was rather unpleasant for me. Took weeks for my sense of balance to return fully. It was an experience I'm not too keen to repeat.

08-17-2003, 03:36 PM	#20
Blake Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: N/A Posts: 349	Aside from the foreskin removal (which as far as I know was simply done by default, rather than for religious reasons), I had my gall bladder removed last year. Had three stones in it, each nearly golf-ball sized. Painful. Yes. During my major attack, I sincerely yearned to muster the strength to raise myself off the floor & shuffle to the kitchen to carve out the pain. I had to repeatedly convince myself that actually, this would not be a Good Idea. Kept those teeth & tonsils, though!

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